Pahit is a relaxed gin bar in a Jalan Sin Chew Kee building, with a broad international gin selection and food from the kitchen. Signatures include the citrus-and-spice Gin Pahit #2 and a coffee-led Kopi Negroni.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
3, Jln Sin Chew Kee, Bukit Bintang, 50150 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaBukit Bintang / Sin Chew Kee
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
24.7 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 73.9
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 12.5
- Serious press
- 8.0
- Social Vibes
- 53.9
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
77/ 100
The historical score and confidence have not been reassessed by this source check.
Score context
The stored read describes Pahit as CK Kho’s gin-focused room. The readable sources are an editorial list and an incidental mention within a Coley article; no attributable Pahit customer accounts were established here.
Guest sources checked:
Guest score details
Highlights in the earlier read
- CK Kho's gin bar: pahit means bitter, and the room keeps KL honest with citrus and botanicals.
- The Coley founder's other stool — guests who like gin treat it as a temple.
- A Malaysian craft conversation that isn't a hotel or a mall.
Cautions in the earlier read
- Gin-forward; mixed spirit tables bounce toward Coley or Junglebird.
- Lower ranking heat than the 2025/26 Malaysia champions.
- Easy to confuse with Coley if you only know CK's name.
The stored excerpt could not be independently verified as an attributable passage from the readable source text at this check. The original evidence remains preserved.
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- nacre.asiapress · 19 July 2025
Nacre mentions Pahit as another CK Kho project within its Coley section. This is an incidental mention, not a Pahit customer review. The article is dated 19 July 2025. Pahit is an incidental named project in the Coley section, not an independently reported Pahit visit.
- klfoodie.compress · 19 May 2025
KL Foodie’s May 2025 list includes this Jalan Sin Chew Kee bar. It is an editorial description, not a set of customer reviews. Kathleen Gan’s list is dated 19 May 2025. Its exact Pahit entry is editorial description, not a customer posting or visit date.
Other cited sources
- pahit.copress
The cited venue website could not be read. A venue’s own website is not independent customer testimony. The venue website body was unavailable; no publication, update or guest visit date was established.
Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 725 reviews.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.